CBS 3 RECEIVES AP’S PRESTIGIOUS JOE SNYDER AWARD

FOR THIRD CONSECUTIVE YEAR

FOR BEST NEWS SERVICE IN THE STATE

Philadelphia, April 15, 2008- CBS 3’s Eyewitness News has won the top honor among major market television stations for the third consecutive year in the Pennsylvania Associated Press Broadcasters Association competition.

CBS 3 (KYW-TV) was named the winner of the prestigious Joe Snyder Award for providing the best news service in the state of Pennsylvania. This is the third time in a row CBS 3 has won the Snyder Award. The station earned 12 awards overall including seven first-place honors. Its first place honors included: Best Newscast (Eyewitness News at 11), Best Spot News, Best Continuing Coverage, Best Sportscast, Best Sports Photography, Best News Documentary and Best Feature. Outstanding work cited included Larry Mendte’s moving Memorial Day documentary about local soldiers killed in Iraq. The special included the photograph of everyone who was lost to the war. Also honored was the station’s coverage of the tragic shooting of Officer Chuck Cassidy and its fundraising efforts for Alex’s Lemonade Stand.

“The Joe Snyder Award is a particularly great honor,” says Michael Colleran, President and General Manager of the station. “To win this prestigious award three years running is especially gratifying.”

“The list represents the breadth of our news coverage from the broadcasts to special reports to documentaries,”says Susan Schiller, Vice President and News Director. “It’s a team effort; we share this award with those on air and behind the scenes.”

CBS 3 (KYW-TV) is part of CBS Television Stations, a division of CBS Corporation.

Not surprisingly, since the Flyers are a better team this year, the ratings are also improving. Friday’s playoff game against Washington on Comcast SportsNet averaged a 3.4 rating (101, 076 households), a 55% increase over the regular season average rating of 2.2.

According to CSN, the Flyers ratings on Comcast SportsNet increased 47% over last season.

WBUD 1260-AM in Trenton, NJ changed formats to Fox Sports. Tyronne Johnson will host a local show from 3 – 6 p.m. The national lineup includes Steve Czaban and the First Team from 6 – 9 a.m., Jim Rome from noon – 3 p.m., Chris Myers from 6 – 7 p.m., and JT The Brick from 10 p.m. – midnight.

Jill Myra will continue with traffic and Alan Kasper will continue with weather.